A Huawei sign is seen at its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Suen

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it was seriously concerned over reports that Japan plans to ban government purchases of equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] and ZTE Corp (0763.HK) (000063.SZ).

Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing.